Creating Professional Business Communications Debby Sauter

Creating Professional Creating Professional Business CommunicationsBusiness CommunicationsDebby Sauter

Target AudienceTarget AudienceComputer Literacy Students

◦High School Grades 9-12

Prior Knowledge◦Advanced keyboarding skills◦Novice level Microsoft Word

experience

ObjectiveObjectiveCreate a properly formatted

business communication in order to clearly and effectively use writing in a collegiate and business environment

StandardsStandards Standard 9 is composed of the Career Ready Practices and Standard

9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 which are outlined below: The 12 Career Ready Practices

These practices outline the skills that all individuals need to have to truly be adaptable, reflective, and proactive in life and careers. These are researched practices that are essential to career readiness.

9.2 Career Awareness, Exploration, and PreparationThis standard outlines the importance of being knowledgeable about one's interests and talents, and being well informed about postsecondary and career options, career planning, and career requirements.

For students to be college and career ready they must have opportunities to understand career concepts and financial literacy. This includes helping students make informed decisions about their future personal, educational, work, and financial goals. By integrating Standard 9 into instruction, New Jersey students will acquire the necessary academic and life skills to not only achieve individual success but also to contribute to the success of our society

http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/career/

Moodle StructureMoodle Structure3 Sections in Unit Lesson

◦Review of Concepts

◦Activities

◦Check for Understanding

◦Enrichment

Review of ConceptsReview of ConceptsEach section has a video that can

be viewed to review and/or re teach section lesson

ActivitiesActivitiesActivities or Resources Used

◦File◦URL◦Assignment◦Folder

Check for UnderstandingCheck for UnderstandingActivities or Resources Used

◦Glossary◦Wiki◦Assignment◦Quiz◦Chat ◦URL◦Choices

EnrichmentEnrichmentActivities or Resources Used

◦Forum◦Video◦URL

Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy

Recall the various Formats/ settings

Complete Spacing charts using what you have learned

Create letterhead on your own

Multiple IntelligencesMultiple Intelligences

Attention HierarchyAttention Hierarchy

www.dsauter.com/moodlewww.dsauter.com/moodleYoutube ChannelYoutube Channel

SourcesSources Create template for letterhead video

◦ "Office 2013 Class #15: Word 2013: Letterhead, Save As Template, Business Letter." YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.

On line site to test email skills◦ N.p., n.d. Web.

Worksheet practice ◦ "Macmillan Business & Professional Titles

Portfolio." Macmillan Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2014. Email Correspondence

◦ "Developing Professional Email Correspondance." Capetown Chamber. N.p., n.d. Web.

Screen shot of email◦ "Business

Communications." Https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au. N.p., n.d. Web.

Information◦ "Setup Your Email." Productivity 501. N.p., n.d. Web.